After the 15th such crime since March 20 – at an Amato’s on Wednesday night in Brunswick – police fear more confrontations between robbers and store employees could breed violence.
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Armed man robs Topsham tanning salon Tuesday night
A man with his face covered entered Sun Tan City at the Topsham Fair Mall, showed a handgun, demanded money and fled, police said.
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Topsham business robbed at gunpoint
TOPSHAM — Police are looking for an armed man who robbed a Topsham Fair Mall Road business Tuesday night. The white man, between 6 feet and 6 feet 2 inches tall was dressed in a long, dark, hooded jacket, police said. His face was covered when he entered Sun Tan City at about 8:30 p.m., displayed […]
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Topsham looking at tax hike of at least 6.3%
TOPSHAM — Town Meeting voters could decide on a $12.2 million municipal budget for fiscal year 2019 – up 3.19 percent from current spending. The Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee support all the budget lines, which comprise the first several articles on the May 16 Town Meeting warrant. Selectmen were due Thursday, April 12, […]
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Topsham looking at tax hike of at least 6.3%
TOPSHAM — Town Meeting voters could decide on a $12.2 million municipal budget for fiscal year 2019 – up 3.19 percent from current spending. The Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee support all the budget lines, which comprise the first several articles on the May 16 Town Meeting warrant. Selectmen were due Thursday, April 12, […]
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SAD 75 budget, borrowing proposal go to voters in June
TOPSHAM — Along with a proposed $38 million fiscal year 2019 budget, a $1.56 million bond for roof replacements will go to School Administrative District 75 voters in June. If approved, the 10-year bond would be issued next spring. An interest-only payment of $33,000 would follow in fiscal year 2020, with the maximum annual payment […]
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Deadline nears for written comments on Brunswick-Topsham bridge replacement
TOPSHAM — With a federal decision on whether to rebuild or rehabilitate the Frank J. Wood Bridge expected this summer, the Mt. Ararat High School Commons area was packed last week by those with sparring viewpoints on the structure’s fate. Some see the 86-year-old bridge – which carries Route 201 traffic across the Androscoggin River between […]
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Topsham Police Beat: March 30
Arrests 3/21 at 1:01 a.m. Noel Newell, 42, of Bowie Hill Road, Durham, was arrested by Officer Garrett Decker on Main Street on a charge of operating under the influence. 3/24 at 8:47 p.m. Joshua Nowlin, 37, of Baird Circle, South Portland, was arrested by Officer Donald Cowles on Lewiston Road, and charged with possession […]
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Under pressure: Topsham school counselor has seen the profession evolve
Second of three stories. Krista Chase’s counseling office at Mt. Ararat High School is cozy and warmly lit, with student memorabilia covering the walls and a comfortable seat for teenagers to unload what’s on their minds. Chase, also the Topsham school’s field hockey coach, has spent 20 years as a high school counselor, including 13 at […]